Bob Ogilvie , Councillor

I am a third generation, life-long cottager on Aylen Lake in Dickens Ward. Upon retirement, my wife Margaret and I built a log home (largely with our own hands) on the family property on Aylen.  We have been living there full time since moving north from Niagara in 2000.  I was educated at Carleton University in Ottawa and completed a Ph.D. at Cambridge, England.  For over 30 years I taught psychology and conducted sleep research at Brock University in St. Catharines, while living in the nearby small village of Port Robinson.  There, I was a member of the local volunteer Fire Department for 12 years.  Margaret and I have three grown children who holiday in South Algonquin whenever they can.
           
After completing our home, I was on the Board of St. Francis Memorial Hospital in Barry’s Bay for two years during which time I served as Chair of the Governance Committee.

A number of local issues are of concern to me, including:

• Obtaining tax relief for all residents of South Algonquin
• Maintaining and improving roads throughout the five wards of our Township        
• Improving/ augmenting social services throughout South Algonquin by working on the District of Nipissing Social Service Administration Board {DNSSAB}
• Shrinking the size of the Township’s environmental footprint by improving waste management and developing sustainable recycling programs

To these ends I am serving on the following Township and DNSSAB Committees:

1. Finance Committee
2. Roads Committee
3. Waste Management Committee
4. Fire Committee

 DNSSAB (as South Algonquin’s representative on this Nipissing Board)
            - Emergency Services Task Force
            - Community Housing Task Force
            - Ontario Works Task Force
            - Children’s Services “Best Start” Committee

I can be reached by phone  at:  (613) 756-3476
                        Or by email at:  bogilvie@xplornet.com

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